https://solvonauts.org/%3Faction%3Drss_search%26term%3Dviolence+onstage RSS Feed for violence onstage Drama might be described as a game played with something sacred It tells stories that go right to the heart of what people believe about themselves And it is enacted in the moment which means it has an added layer of interpretive mystery and playfulness or theatricality This course will explore theater and theatricality across periods and cultures through intensive engagement with texts and with our own readings Drama might be described as a game played with something sacred It tells stories that go right to the heart of what people believe about themselves And it is enacted in the moment which means it has an added layer of interpretive mystery and playfulness or theatricality This course will explore theater and theatricality across periods and cultures through intensive engagement with texts and with our own readings http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/literature/21l-005-introduction-to-drama-fall-2008 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/literature/21l-005-introduction-to-drama-fall-2008 Unlike film theater in America does not have a ratings board that censors content So plays have had more freedom to explore and to transgress normative culture Yet censorship of the theater has been part of American culture from the beginning and continues today How and why does this happen and who decides whether a play is too dangerous to see or to teach Are plays dangerous Sinful Even demonic In our seminar we will study plays that have been censored either legally or extra legally i e refused production closed down during production denied funding or taken off school reading lists We ll look at laws both national and local relating to the obscene as well as unofficial practices and think about the way censorship operates in American life now And of course w Unlike film theater in America does not have a ratings board that censors content So plays have had more freedom to explore and to transgress normative culture Yet censorship of the theater has been part of American culture from the beginning and continues today How and why does this happen and who decides whether a play is too dangerous to see or to teach Are plays dangerous Sinful Even demonic In our seminar we will study plays that have been censored either legally or extra legally i e refused production closed down during production denied funding or taken off school reading lists We ll look at laws both national and local relating to the obscene as well as unofficial practices and think about the way censorship operates in American life now And of course w http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/literature/21l-703-studies-in-drama-too-hot-to-handle-forbidden-plays-in-modern-america-fall-2008 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/literature/21l-703-studies-in-drama-too-hot-to-handle-forbidden-plays-in-modern-america-fall-2008 Drama might be described as a game played with something sacred It tells stories that go right to the heart of what people believe about themselves And it is enacted in the moment which means it has an added layer of interpretive mystery and playfulness or theatricality This course will explore theater and theatricality across periods and cultures through intensive engagement with texts and with our own readings Drama might be described as a game played with something sacred It tells stories that go right to the heart of what people believe about themselves And it is enacted in the moment which means it has an added layer of interpretive mystery and playfulness or theatricality This course will explore theater and theatricality across periods and cultures through intensive engagement with texts and with our own readings https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/literature/21l-005-introduction-to-drama-fall-2008 https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/literature/21l-005-introduction-to-drama-fall-2008 Unlike film theater in America does not have a ratings board that censors content So plays have had more freedom to explore and to transgress normative culture Yet censorship of the theater has been part of American culture from the beginning and continues today How and why does this happen and who decides whether a play is too dangerous to see or to teach Are plays dangerous Sinful Even demonic In our seminar we will study plays that have been censored either legally or extra legally i e refused production closed down during production denied funding or taken off school reading lists We ll look at laws both national and local relating to the obscene as well as unofficial practices and think about the way censorship operates in American life now And of course w https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/literature/21l-703-studies-in-drama-too-hot-to-handle-forbidden-plays-in-modern-america-fall-2008 https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/literature/21l-703-studies-in-drama-too-hot-to-handle-forbidden-plays-in-modern-america-fall-2008 Drama might be described as a game played with something sacred It tells stories that go right to the heart of what people believe about themselves And it is enacted in the moment which means it has an added layer of interpretive mystery and playfulness or theatricality This course will explore theater and theatricality across periods and cultures through intensive engagement with texts and with our own readings https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/105765 https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/105765